Today again, we broke a record of having the warmest day ever recorded for this time of year. Now that's not very newsworthy anymore, since we've already had about a dozen of those days this year, just like we had a handful of 'warmest weeks ever recorded' and two or three 'warmest months ever recorded'.
What does trouble me is that I spotted bees in my garden.
Bees always used to be gone in october, perhaps a few foolhardy ones managed to get a few active days in early november.
But now. Bees in half december?
That's some crazy shit.
It's 15C outside, as it has been for the past week. Save for a scarce few late night / early morning touches with freezing point late november, we haven't had any frost yet. Our cabbage farmers must be getting really anxious (various Dutch crops require one or two nights of frost to make them ripe for harvest).
If this continues, we'll need to reclassify our climate from 'temperate ocean climate' to 'subtropical climate'.
I already miss those december days from my childhood. Back then, december meant, going outside in the snow and building igloos
. I haven't seen any persistent snow in years now. Then again, the prospect of palm tree beaches does have some merit as well. Now where's my cocktail bar license....
But don't worry kids. The important peeps in Paris said they reached agreement on many plans to save the climate, so it will surely all be fine, tomorrow.